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Record ID 294979

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 70

Essays physical & litterary vol. 2. in 8

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/21 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten Shillings Sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book Holding

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.14/1.a.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/21 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand

Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 144627

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 30

Italian School of Painting

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 4 Guineas.


Borrower

Donald MacLachlan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Robert Strange (Male, born 1721, died 1792)
Genre: Reference Works
A descriptive catalogue of a collection of pictures, selected from the Roman, Florentine, Lombard, Venetian, Neapolitan, Flemish, French and Spanish schools [Strange]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*..32.56.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Sir Robert Strange (Male, born 1721, died 1792)
Genre: Reference Works
A descriptive catalogue of a collection of pictures, selected from the Roman, Florentine, Lombard, Venetian, Neapolitan, Flemish, French and Spanish schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Sir Robert Strange (Male, born 1721, died 1792)
Genre: Reference Works
Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of Pictures

Record ID 144624

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 30

Hunter on the Teeth

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

Thomas Bell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87864. Dissertation: De Diaeta.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1782; MD (Edin), 1783. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
The natural history of the human teeth [Hunter]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth, and diseases.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 13


Book Work

John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
Natural History of the Human Teeth

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Thomas Bell

Author: John Hunter (Male, born 1728, died 1793), Genre: Medicine

Natural History of the Human Teeth

Record ID 144633

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Ferguson's Astronomy

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Linen Note.


Borrower

Maxwell Nasmyth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Record ID 144639

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Mackittrick's Commentaries

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

Peter Cochrane Cochran
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84898. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1775. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Makittrick Adair (Male, born 1728, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Mackittrick's Commententaries (original title)
Commentaries on the principles and practice of physic [Adair] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections G.18.46.

Record ID 144648

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Sheridan's Lectures

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: NS.


Borrower

Richard Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution [Sheridan]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution: together with two dissertations on language; and some other tracts relative to those subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 12


Book Work

Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Course of Lectures on Elocution

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Richard Watson

Author: Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education

Course of Lectures on Elocution

Record ID 144630

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Stephan's Greek Concordance

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

Alexander Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Théodore de Bèze (Male, born 1519, died 1605), Henri Estienne (Male, born 1531, died 1598), Robert Estienne (Male, born c.1503, died 1559)
Genre: Reference Works, Genre: Theology
Concordantiae Graecolatinae Testamenti Novi, nunc primum plenae editae [Estienne]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections A.4.34.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Théodore de Bèze (Male, born 1519, died 1605), Henri Estienne (Male, born 1531, died 1598), Robert Estienne (Male, born c.1503, died 1559)
Genre: Reference Works, Genre: Theology
Concordantiæ græcolatinæ Testamenti Noui nunc primùm plenæ editæ ... Accessit huic editioni supplementum, etc.
Language: Greek . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1600. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Théodore de Bèze (Male, born 1519, died 1605), Henri Estienne (Male, born 1531, died 1598), Robert Estienne (Male, born c.1503, died 1559)
Genre: Reference Works, Genre: Theology
Concordantiae Graecolatinae Testamenti Novi

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Alexander Mitchell

Author: Théodore de Bèze (Male, born 1519, died 1605), Henri Estienne (Male, born 1531, died 1598), Robert Estienne (Male, born c.1503, died 1559), Genre: Reference Works, Genre: Theology

Concordantiae Graecolatinae Testamenti Novi

Record ID 144645

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Macbride's Practice

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: G. 3. 1765.


Borrower

William Stuart
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88217. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1776. Other: British Navy, 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Methodical introduction to the theory and practice of the physic [Macbride]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A methodical introduction to the theory and practice of physic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 59


Book Work

David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Methodical Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Physic

Record ID 144642

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Mackenzie on health

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.


Borrower

John Bisset
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/80908. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Mackenzie (Male, born c.1680, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
The history of health, and the art of preserving it [Mackenzie]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections G*.22.69.

Record ID 144636

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 31

Whytt on Nervous diseases

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

Rowland Nicholson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89801. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1774-1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the nature, causes, and cure of those disorders which have been commonly called nervous, hypochondriac, or hysteric : to which are prefixed some remarks on the sympathy of the nerves [Whytt]

Record ID 217859

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:

Johnson's Dictionary both vols

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).


Borrower

William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Johnson's Dictionary

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. ... By Samuel Johnson. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English Language

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: William Cruickshank

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Reference Works

Dictionary of the English Language

Record ID 103973

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Gardner's Calender

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Classmark: J7. 14. Original Returned Text: Gardner's Calander.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Richard Weston (Male, born 1733, died 1806)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The gardener’s and planter’s calendar. Containing the method of raising timber-trees, fruit-trees, and quick, for hedges. With directions for forming and managing a garden, Every Month In The Year. Also, Many New Improvements In The Art Of Gardening. By R. Weston, Esq. Author Of The Universal Botanist.
Classmark: J.7.14.

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: Richard Weston (Male, born 1733, died 1806), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Gardener’s and Planter’s Calendar

Record ID 103997

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Projection of Sphere

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Classmark: J5 . 15. Original Returned Text: Projection of Sphere.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
The projection of the sphere, orthographic, stereographic, and gnomonical : both demonstrating the principles, and explaining the practice of these three several sorts of projection.
Classmark: J.5.15.

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Mathematics

Projection of the Sphere, Orthographic, Stereographic, and Gnomonical

Record ID 103970

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Peruvian letters

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Classmark: J8. 15. Original Returned Text: peruvian letters.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Fiction
The peruvian letters, translated from the French. With an additional original volume. By R. Roberts, translator of Select Tales from Marmontel, Author of Sermons by a Lady, and Translator of the History of France, from the Abbé Millot.
Classmark: J.8.15, B.7.31.

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758), Genre: Fiction

Letters from a Peruvian Woman

Record ID 103985

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Priestlys Examination

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Classmark: J6. 5. Original Returned Text: Priestlys Examination.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
An Examination of Dr. Reid's Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense, Dr. Beattie's Essay on the Nature and Immutabilty of Truth, and Dr. Oswald's Appeal to Common Sense in Behalf of Religion. By Joseph Priestley, LL. D. F.R.S.
Classmark: J.6.5, M.5.26.

Record ID 104000

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 80-81

Payen's Trigonometry

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/10 (Wednesday). Classmark: J5 . 12. Original Returned Text: payen's Trigonometry.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Payne (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of trigonometry, plain and spherical; applied to the most useful problems in heights and distances, astronomy and navigation: for the use of learners. By William Payne.
Classmark: J.5.12, L.4.15.

Record ID 107174

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 100-101

Plays  1 . 2d Vol

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/26 (Wednesday). Classmark: G , ,. Original Returned Text: plays 1. 2d Vol.


Borrower

Robert Bisset
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1759-1805. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1367213916.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Plays 2 Vol [G.6.15]
Classmark: G.6.15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/4/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Robert Bisset

Plays 2 Vol [G.6.15]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 128909

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 264-265

Arsase's p. of Belles 1. 2d V.

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday). Classmark: J7. .. Original Returned Text: Arsases 1 . 2d V..


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles Johnstone (Male, born c.1719, died c.1800)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis. By the editor of Chrysal [i. e. Charles Johnston].
Classmark: J.7.7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Charles Johnstone (Male, born c.1719, died c.1800)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Johnstone (Male, born c.1719, died c.1800)
Genre: Fiction
History of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Charles Johnstone (Male, born c.1719, died c.1800), Genre: Fiction

History of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2